 | Add audio or sound to your presentation |
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You can add any audio that is located on your computer, including audio files, songs from your music library, or even sound that you record.
Do any of the following:
 | Add audio to a slide |
To prevent playback issues, you can embed your audio clips in your presentation. If you embed an audio file, you don't have to worry about lost files when you deliver your presentation because the audio file becomes part of the presentation.
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In the navigation pane, click the slide that you want to add sound to.
How to select slides in the navigation pane
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On the View menu, click Normal.
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In the top of the navigation pane, click the Slides
tab, and then click a slide.Depending on the width of the navigation pane, you will either see the
and 
named tabs or the Slides and Outline 
icon tabs.
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Do one of the following:
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Insert audio from a file
On the Home tab, under Insert, click Media, and then click Audio from File.
Select an audio file, and then click Insert.
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If you want to limit the file size of your presentation, you can link to the audio file instead by selecting the Link to file check box.
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If you cannot select an audio file that plays on your computer, on the Enable pop-up menu, click All Files.
Insert audio from iTunes or GarageBand
On the Home tab, under Insert, click Media, and then click Audio Browser. On the pop-up menu, click iTunes or GarageBand, and then click an audio file and drag it onto the slide.
Note GarageBand displays if you have audio in your GarageBand folder. -
| Note When you add the audio to a slide, an icon  appears that represents the audio file. |
| Preview audio on a slide |
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On the slide, click the audio icon that you want to preview.
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Below the audio icon, click Play.
| Set the play options for audio |
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On the slide, click the icon for the audio that you want to change, and then click the Format Audio tab.
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Do any of the following:
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Play the sound automatically when the slide that contains the audio appears during the slide show
Under Audio Options, on the Start pop-up menu, click Automatically.
Control when you want to start playing the audio by clicking the mouse
Under Audio Options, on the Start pop-up menu, click On Click.
Play the audio as you click through multiple slides in your presentation
Under Audio Options, on the Start pop-up menu, click Play Across Slides.
Play an audio clip continuously until you stop it
Under Audio Options, on the Playback Options menu, click Loop Until Stopped.
Note When you loop a sound, it plays continuously until you advance to the next slide.
| Hide the audio icon during the slide show |
| Note Use this option only if you set the audio to play automatically. |
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On the slide, click the icon for the audio that you want to change, and then click the Format Audio tab.
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Under Audio Options, on the Playback Options menu, click Hide Icon During Show.
| Hide the audio icon after playing |
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On the slide, click the icon for the audio that you want to change.
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On the Animations tab, under Emphasis Effects, click the Play emphasis effect.
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On the Animations tab, under Animation Options, click Reorder.
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In the Custom Animation pane, under Animation Order, click the audio effect on the list.
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In the Custom Animation pane, under Effect Options, on the After animation pop-up menu, click Hide After Animation.